NUT403 Food Service Placement

What is this course about?

Description

NUT403 is designed to enable you to integrate the theory of foodservice systems in the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) environment and is essential preparation for professional practice as a dietitian and clinical nutritionist.  Successful completion of NUT403 in addition to NUT405, NUT402 and NUT404 will enable you to demonstrate skills and competencies in areas related to the foodservice system setting, while incorporating ethical and professional behaviour.

How will this course be delivered?

Course Topics

Am I eligible to enrol in this course?

Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.

Pre-requisites

NUT301 and NUT302 and NUT312 and NUT361 and NUT400 and enrolled in Program SC353 or SC302

Co-requisites

Not applicable

Anti-requisites

Not applicable

Specific assumed prior knowledge and skills (where applicable)

Not applicable

Microcredential Information

Not applicable

How am I going to be assessed?

Grading Scale

Limited Grading (PNP)

Details of early feedback on progress

Formative feedback will be provided by the academic placement supervisor/course coordinator, on the progression of professional competencies, from artefacts uploaded to PebblePad and through collaboration with the placement workplace supervisor.  Weekly phone or online meetings with the project team and the academic placement supervisor/course coordinator will occur, to assist you with your competency development in conducting a foodservice quality project. 

Assessment tasks

N/A

N/A

Directed study hours

A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.

What resources do I need to undertake this course?

Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.

Prescribed text(s) or course reader

There are no required/recommended resources for this course.

Specific requirements

Students are expected to familiarise themselves with the timing and length of placements in the program and plan for these accordingly. All fourth-year placements are full-time (i.e. five days per week). Occasionally, placements will require students to work outside normal business hours and it is likely that some placements will occur away from the Sunshine Coast.  Costs related to travel, accommodation, uniform (USC student polo shirt), and other expenses incurred to attend placement are the student’s responsibility. 

Individual placements are coordinated on a state-wide basis and, therefore, students should be prepared to undertake placements outside the local geographical area.  This includes planning for the potential inability to be able to undertake paid employment during placement and for travel, living and accommodation expenses associated with placements.

Students will be required to complete pre-placement online modules by the 17th January 2021, to prepare for all placements in fourth year including NUT402, NUT403 and NUT404.

Assessment: Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is the ethical standard of university participation. It ensures that students graduate as a result of proving they are competent in their discipline. This is integral in maintaining the value of academic qualifications. Each industry has expectations and standards of the skills and knowledge within that discipline and these are reflected in assessment.

Academic integrity means that you do not engage in any activity that is considered to be academic fraud; including plagiarism, collusion or outsourcing any part of any assessment item to any other person. You are expected to be honest and ethical by completing all work yourself and indicating in your work which ideas and information were developed by you and which were taken from others. You cannot provide your assessment work to others. You are also expected to provide evidence of wide and critical reading, usually by using appropriate academic references.

In order to minimise incidents of academic fraud, this course may require that some of its assessment tasks, when submitted to Canvas, are electronically checked through Turnitin. This software allows for text comparisons to be made between your submitted assessment item and all other work to which Turnitin has access.

Assessment: Additional Requirements

Assessment: Submission penalties

Links to relevant University policy and procedures

For more information on Academic Learning & Teaching categories including:

• Assessment: Courses and Coursework Programs
• Review of Assessment and Final Grades
• Supplementary Assessment
• Central Examinations
• Deferred Examinations
• Student Conduct
• Students with a Disability

For more information, visit https://www.usc.edu.au/explore/policies-and-procedures#academic-learning-and-teaching

Student Charter

UniSC is committed to excellence in teaching, research and engagement in an environment that is inclusive, inspiring, safe and respectful. The Student Charter sets out what students can expect from the University, and what in turn is expected of students, to achieve these outcomes.

General Enquiries

• In person:
  • UniSC Sunshine Coast - Student Central, Ground Floor, Building C, 90 Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs
  • UniSC Moreton Bay - Service Centre, Ground Floor, Foundation Building, Gympie Road, Petrie
  • UniSC SouthBank - Student Central, Building A4 (SW1), 52 Merivale Street, South Brisbane
  • UniSC Gympie - Student Central, 71 Cartwright Road, Gympie
  • UniSC Fraser Coast - Student Central, Student Central, Building A, 161 Old Maryborough Rd, Hervey Bay
  • UniSC Caboolture - Student Central, Level 1 Building J, Cnr Manley and Tallon Street, Caboolture
• Tel:+61 7 5430 2890
• Email:studentcentral@usc.edu.au